(IHRDC 10 Dec 2010) International Human Rights Day is December 10. The theme this year is “human rights defenders who act to end discrimination.” Human Rights Day was established in 1950 to honor the adoption and proclamation of…
Monthly Archives For December 2010
Irish government “extremely concerned” at “worsening oppression”
Brian O’Shea (Waterford, Labour) Question 268: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will support the campaign of the Baha’i international community for the release of seven former members of the Yaran group…
India’s Former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani and other Prominent Indians Appeal to Iran for Justice
New Delhi, 17 December, 2010 – The former Indian Deputy Prime Minister speaking to international journalist Rohit Gandhi called upon Iran to uphold justice and treat its minorities with respect. He said “I appeal to…
Iran’s Other War
December 9, 2010 – by Michael J. Totten Iran’s most repressed religious minority is also its largest. Members of the community are routinely imprisoned, frequently executed, banned from universities, and ruthlessly repressed economically. Tens of…
Iran's human rights record condemned by United Nations
(BWNS 21-Dec-2010) UNITED NATIONS — In a vote today, the United Nations once again strongly condemned Iran for failing to live up to international human rights standards. By a vote of 78 to 45, with…
Christian Solidarity Worldwide calls for release of seven Iranian Baha’i leaders
(Christian Solidarity Worldwide – 10 Dec 2010) The Bahai International Community has written an open letter for the first time to Ayatollah Mohammed Larijani, Head of Iran’s Judiciary, calling for the immediate release of seven…
Report calls for end to Iranian government policy depriving Baha’i and other students of higher education
(International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran — 7 Dec 2010) New Report Details “Totalitarian” Practice Punishing Students for their Views and Trying to Thwart Student Dissent
Semnan Baha’i Resident Adel Fanaian Detained
(RAHANA –20-Nov-2010) Baha’i citizen Adel Fanaian has been detained on Sunday November 14th at his workplace.
Baha’i Citizen Threatened on Phone
(RAHANA — 22-Nov-2010) Baha’i resident of Ghaemshahr Shahnaz Ranjbar who had previously been arrested, has recently been threatened on the phone twice.
Weekly Report on Violation of Baha’i Rights
(RAHANA 4-Dec-2010) The following are the Baha’i rights violations in the past week: Massoud Ataeian, Saman Sabeti and Sepideh Masoumi have begun serving their prison sentence and a Shiraz Baha’i resident has been arrested.
Two Baha’i Citizens Detained in Ramsar
RAHANA: Two Baha’i citizens were arrested on November 22nd in a religious ceremony after the security forces raided the place.
Baha’i Citizen Massoud Ataeian to Begin Serving His Sentence
(RAHANA 28 Nov 2010) Massoud Ataeian, a Baha’i resident of Ghaemshahr, will begin serving his 10 month prison sentence in the Ghaemshahr prison.
Shiraz Baha’i Resident Arrested
RAHANA: Rouhollah Khaleghi, a Baha’i resident of Shiraz was arrested after the security forces appeared at his house and transferred him to an unknown location.
Baha'i prisoners and violation of students' rights in Iran
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinajad maintains that Iran is a free country and doesn’t hold political prisoners. Omid Memarian strongly disagrees.
Statement by Minister Cannon on Iran’s Continued Imprisonment of Bahá’í and Other Prisoners
(No. 401 – December 17, 2010 – 10:45 a.m. ET) The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement regarding the Government of Iran’s continuing imprisonment of seven Bahá’í community leaders…
Tehran's persecution of its religious minorities violates its own constitution.
BY KISHAN MANOCHA (Wall Street Journal – 17 Dec 2010) Seven former leaders of the Bahai community in Iran are in their first year of a decade of unjust incarceration. They were arrested in mid-2008,…